Posted by Greg Clow in magazines, news and media on May 20, 2008 at 2:04 pm

The weeping and gnashing of teeth about the imminent departure of Susur Lee to NYC continues in the latest issue of Toronto Life, with a page by David Sax on the "Susur Effect". Unfortunately, the online version is missing the main part of the feature, which is a photo of Lee surrounded by images and blurbs of all the things he is supposedly responsible for making successful and/or popular in Toronto. These include pork belly, tasting menus, sushi, fusion cuisine, fennel, Moroccan lamb stew, and Mark McEwan. Also, he invented restaurants. And food.

Also in this issue:

• Chris Nuttall-Smith previews the Toronto Night Market.
• James Chatto profiles Langdon Hall.
• Sasha Chapman investigates the state of gourmet bread in Toronto.
• David Lawrason suggests some summery wines that smell swell.
• Signe Langford deconstructs the char tartare at Nyood.
• Eric Vellend looks at a few classic dishes that are making modern comebacks.
• Rob Mifsud does a quick Q&A with chef Gordon Mackie of high-end health-concious eatery Four.